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Writing on Film by Sean Burns

THE OLD MAN & THE GUN

“A gentle caper comedy full of wistful, wrinkly smiles and a sweetly elegiac tone. Putting these two at odds is an inspired pairing, with Affleck’s rumpled deadpan and miserable mustache consistently outshone by Redford’s mega-watt charisma. The younger actor seems to have prematurely Matthau-ed, displaying withered grimaces that are comedy gold.” – North Shore Movies, 10/18/2018